Elvin Jones

drums, percussion · 1927–2004 · Pontiac

Drummer born in Pontiac (Michigan) in 1927, died in Englewood (New Jersey) in 2004, described by Wikipedia as a post-bop era drummer. At Blue Note, he recorded trio albums without piano with Joe Farrell and Jimmy Garrison.

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Styles

• Hard bop
• Modal

Landmark tracks

• Reza (1968)
• Sweet Little Maia (1968)
• Village Greene (1968)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Dec 12, 2023: Hank Jones, la classe au bout des doigts, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

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